Safer Foods and Greater Human and Animal Health
Our students and faculty work closely together in the classroom, lab and field, making our animal sciences department a place of world-class academics, high-impact research and community-driven outreach.
Watch an episode of the College of Agriculture's "Our Work Seminar" series dedicated to our equine science program and its alumni who are helping shape this fascinating industry.
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Researchers at Auburn University are addressing food waste by studying how meat spoils at the microbial level. If scientists develop a better method of predicting spoilage, meat packers could affix more accurate “best by” or “sell by” dates, leading to less thrown-out meat.
Senior ag comm major Claire Hamilton takes a look at five hands-on majors in the Auburn University College of Agriculture.
Duncan McSorley, a master's student studying ruminant nutrition and forages, was named a recipient of the American Society of Agronomy's Future Leaders in Science award.
